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In ISIS-held Raqqa, No Escape for Thousands of Civilians, Amnesty Warns
Thousands of civilians in Raqqa are trapped, caught between ISIS's mines, snipers and booby traps on the ground and air and artillery strikes from a coalition fighting to liberate the Syrian city from ISIS control.
August 25, 2017
What Might Brexit Mean for Counterterrorism in Europe?
Brexit comes at a crucial moment in Europe’s fight against terror, though no one knows for sure how it will complicate efforts to counter a transnational threat.
July 11, 2017
Inside the Rise and Reign of ISIS's Leader
Whether dead or alive, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been key to the rise of the Islamic State.
June 16, 2017
FRONTLINE Earns Three Peabody Award Nominations
"Chasing Heroin," "Confronting ISIS" and "Exodus" received nominations for documentary excellence. PBS programs earned 11 nods overall.
April 5, 2017
Chuck Hagel: Closing Guantanamo is an "Imperfect Process"
There's no way to 100 percent guarantee that any detainee transferred out of Guantanamo won't return to terror, says the former Defense Secretary, but "we’re talking about people’s lives here, and we’ve made mistakes."
February 21, 2017
Matt Olsen: "Politics" Kept Guantanamo Open, "Not National Security"
"Do we really want to continue to keep people forever in a prison in Cuba?", asks the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
February 21, 2017
How 30 "Forever Prisoners" Got Out of Gitmo
To shrink the detainee population at Guantanamo Bay, the Obama administration transferred 30 men once deemed too dangerous to let out. Who were they?
February 21, 2017
Released Guantanamo Detainee Struggles In His New Home
Are former detainees still a threat or just desperate to rebuild their lives? In partnership with NPR, correspondent Arun Rath traveled to Serbia to find out why it's difficult to relocate the men.
February 21, 2017
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Out of Gitmo
With NPR, a report on the struggle over freeing prisoners once deemed international terrorists.
February 21, 2017
WATCH: What Happens to Detainees Once They're Out of Gitmo?
With Guantanamo's future unclear under President Trump, tonight's new FRONTLINE goes inside the controversial U.S. military prison in Cuba.
February 21, 2017
The Battle for Mosul: "I Have Never Seen Such Hard Fighting Like This"
Iraqi forces have been trying to oust ISIS since October, but they must fight among, protect and win over the many thousands of civilians in the city.
January 31, 2017
"We Experienced Chaos:" Joshua Baker on Filming "Battle for Iraq"
An ISIS bomb attack left filmmaker Joshua Baker with a broken back and shrapnel in his head and back. "We experienced chaos for 45 minutes to an hour," he says of the bombing, but the citizens of Mosul "experience this every day."
January 31, 2017